A Tale of Two Countries—the United States and Japan: Are Differences in Health Due to Differences in Overweight?

BACKGROUND: Despite similar standards of living and health care systems for older persons, there are marked differences in the relative health of the elderly populations in the United States (US) and Japan. We explore the association of overweight and obesity with these health disparities. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Reynolds, Sandra L., Hagedorn, Aaron, Yeom, Jihye, Saito, Yasuhiko, Yokoyama, Eise, Crimmins, Eileen M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2008
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3013295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057112
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE2008012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3013295/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057112
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE2008012

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